Opinion - NASA’s asteroid mission to Apophis: Key for Earth’s defense
NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission has an historic opportunity to closely observe the asteroid Apophis and improve our ability to ...
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Is this where ‘city killer’ asteroid YR4 will hit? Nasa scientist reveals countries in ‘risk corridor’ for space rock
NASA has revealed which countries could be hit if a "city killer" asteroid strikes Earth with a map of the risk corridor. Scientists have slashed the odds of a collision between asteroid 2024 YRA ...
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‘City-killer’ asteroid headed towards Earth with 2.3% chance of impact in 2032. India a possible target
Situation is significant enough to warrant global planetary defence community's attention. Astronomers plan to use James Webb ...
An asteroid heading towards Earth could wipe out a city, but what are the chances?
NASA has announced an asteroid that is heading this way, has a greater chance of hitting the Earth than initially thought.
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Why it’s good for NASA that an asteroid carved out 2 grand canyons on the moon
New research shows that when an asteroid slammed into the moon billions of years ago, it carved out a pair of grand canyons on the lunar far side.
Why asteroid 2024 YR4 is unlikely to hit Earth in 2032 and how scientists keep track
In 2021, NASA gave the all-clear to another potentially worrisome asteroid, Apophis, after new telescope observations ruled out any chance of it hitting Earth in 2068. It’s way too soon to fret over ...
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2024 YR4: What to know about the asteroid that could hit Earth in the future
A map showing the purported orbit of asteroid 2024 YR4, in relation to Earth's orbit (Courtesy: NASA) On Feb. 7, NASA officials said the chance of the asteroid impacting Earth stands at 2.3%.
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Researchers: Asteroid cut canyons into moon 3.8 billion years ago
New research shows that when an asteroid slammed into the moon billions of years ago, it carved out a pair of grand canyons ...
Ever-shifting odds of an asteroid strike
Since December, astronomers have been carefully studying whether an asteroid between 39m and 90m long will impact the Earth ...
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Gulf of America now shows up on Google maps
Gulf of America will only appear on maps in the U.S. NASA to study "city-killer" asteroid as odds of hitting Earth go up MLB rumors: Troubling Chicago Cubs news on Alex Bregman contract offer that ...